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Get ahead of the game with an enterprise resource planning system (ERP) from SAP

Stay competitive by relying on our proven ERP system to streamline your processes across procurement, manufacturing, service, sales, finance, and HR. Learn more about the different types of ERP systems – and explore their benefits – on our What is ERP? page.

The reason our ERP system is so successful is that its nearly 50,000 customers have helped shape its scope through programs like Customer Influence. The latest enhancement package (EhP8) is no exception. Release highlights include improved functionalities for:

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SAP ERP system requirements

System and software requirements vary according to specific customer scenarios – please refer to the SAP ERP Sizing Guide for details. Also, please see the Product Availability Matrix for the latest information on updates and releases.

Explore licensing and purchasing options for SAP ERP

SAP ERP can be purchased as a traditional, on-premise application – licensed on a perpetual named-user basis from SAP directly, or as a SAP Business All-in-One solution via an SAP Reselling Partner. The core, SAP ERP Foundation, includes functionality for Human Resources and Finance, as well as essential enterprise processes such as Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash, Plan-to-Product, and Request-to-Service.

Pay only for the ERP modules you need today – and add more users and functionality as your needs change

SAP ERP is also available as a subscription license, hosted on SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud and through Partner Managed Cloud

ERP at any size: What are my options?

ERP isn’t just for large global enterprises. If your small business or midsize company is drowning in spreadsheets, manual processes, and bad information from disparate solutions, it might be time to move to an ERP system. SAP offers different types of ERP systems – small, medium, and large – as well as industry and company-specific functionality.

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APGENCO

Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Limited (APGENCO) needed to consolidate data from all its locations to make better decisions at the corporate level. APGENCO chose SAP ERP to automate and standardize processes across its locations. The implementation was completed within budget in 11 months. APGENCO now has automated business processes for sustainable growth.

ERS

Learn how SAP ERP has helped Elektroprivreda Republike Srpske (ERS) unify operations and streamline and standardize processes across the organization, including accelerating purchase requisitions and maintenance orders and increasing the frequency of price calculations.

Artsana

Learn why Artsana upgraded its SAP ERP—and how they took advantage of SAP Solution Manager and SAP Enterprise Support services to make the upgrade a success. The SAP Enterprise Support advisory team played a crucial role in coordinating activities with SAP experts and consultants to resolve critical issues, limit support activities after go-live, assure stabilization, and complete the project on time.

Materion

As a key supplier to the niche microelectronics industry in Singapore, where competition is fierce due to the short lifecycle of products, Materion wanted to improve business efficiency. To do this, Materion installed the latest version of SAP ERP. Learn how new functionality is helping the company streamline business operations end to end – from customer relationship management to financial management.

CAMPOSOL S.A.

CAMPOSOL S.A. is the leading agro-industrial company in Peru. With more than 15,000 workers in the high production season, the company has the goal of becoming one of the five worldwide leaders of the healthy food sector. To help achieve this, CAMPOSOL upgraded its management processes by implementing SAP ERP powered by SAP HANA.

Plan the installation

Refer to section 3.1 of the Master Guide: SAP ERP 6.0, EHP8* for important planning steps, including scope and requirements, dependencies, landscape planning, business functions, requirements, and testing.

Consider a faster deployment option

Get up and running even faster. Rapid-deployment solutions for SAP ERP Foundation* take advantage of business and implementation best practices. They are published as packages with assets covering solution design and configuration, as well process flow descriptions.

As companies digitize the enterprise, leveraging the best cloud solutions with your SAP solutions helps establish your platform for innovation and business process automation. With sophisticated
integration options and built-in integration from SAP, you can connect SAP ERP with SAP cloud solutions.

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